Cost of Building a MB-6582 Today, with either Premium or Economic Components
For the most part, I've been sourcing my components from either Mouser and or Digikey, but lately I've started placing one-off bulk orders with AliExpress.
You can typically find what appear to be great prices on larger quantities of discreet component, but then there's always that large shipping fee (at least to the US) and the significant wait time for deliveries (which typically take 4-12 weeks in my experience).
So, I decided to take a look at some of the components I need for a pa
To add some more context to this topic, I’m sharing the full side-by-side comparison as an Excel doc.
The BOM reference is for a complete MB-6582 build, with two sets of sourcing options (one using mostly premium components from Mouser and the other uses more economical alternatives, from the likes of AliExpress, eBay, Amazon and elsewhere).
_MB 6582 BOM - Economy vs Premium Build Cost Comparison - Oct 2020.xlsx
The short of it is, you can make a complete MB-6582 today for
